In February last year, Pussy Riot's 'Punk Prayer' - a guerrilla punk performance directed at the Kremlin in a Moscow Cathedral - and the subsequent actions taken by the Russian authorities, shot the feminist collective into the international limelight. The 40-second act of protest landed several of its members in prison, convicted of committing an act of hooliganism under a context of religious hatred.

Jack Smylie

First David Lynch fell in love with her and then so did I.

Meeting Chrysta Bell was like a dream come true; no wonder Lynch himself said, "She sings like a dream and looks like one too". I have seen many beautiful women before but never have I been able to compare her beauty, for she is striking and unique. We were given twenty minutes for the interview which stretched into an hour and talked about lovers, family and arts, not forgetting her ten year collaboration with David Lynch.

Christine Barnett

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has released the first single from a forthcoming six-song album with musician Zuoxiao Zuzhou. The track, titled, "Dumbass" is released with a provocative video that refers to Weiwei's time spent controversially incarcerated by Chinese authorities. The album, titled, The Divine Comedy, will be released on June 22 - the two-year anniversary of the artist's release from prison. Speaking with the New York Times, Weiwei said:

Jack Smylie

A couple of days before the UK debut of artist Linder Sterling’s The Ultimate Form at The Hepworth Wakefield, I sat down for a chat with Linder and her Manchester-bred son Maxwell Sterling (b. 1990), who had just flown in from his new residence, Los Angeles. Maxwell, who’s now scoring for film in Hollywood, returned briefly to the UK to perform his mother’s Stringed Figure: Octobass for the 21st Century for the second time, after playing at last year’s Latitude Festival - where the Octobass picked up the Latitude Contemporary Art Award 2012.

Carol Huston

Tate Modern has enlisted YouTube sensations Mandem On The Wall to shoot an exclusive episode within the London landmark's magnificent Turbine Hall and myriad galleries of the former Bankside Power Station. The joint venture is tied into the Tate's Hyperlink festival which takes place at The Tanks at Tate Modern between 26-28 April, offering three days of free art, music and fashion, in a series of workshops by visual artists, designers and musicians.

Source - Tate

Jack Smylie

French artist Oko Ebombo presents official visuals to "Naked Life", the initial offering from his musical project, 19. Developed and recorded between 2009 and 2012 in four different cities, "Naked Life" possesses soulful qualities of Ebombo's urban experience and the unmistakable influence of Parisian jazz. Directed by the artist himself and beautifully shot by Simon Eléphant, Ebombo appears in the video wearing a suit cut by Simon Cato of London-based label, O.BALLOU.

Jack Smylie

There has never been so much noise about the death of advertising. Every other lunch I’ve had recently is kicked off with a general discussing about how the existing model of advertising is well and truly broken. Kaput. I have just spent the last few years travelling the world writing a book about youth advertising – the most progressive and adventurous area of the industry – and getting down with some of the most interesting people out there.

King Adz